Come On Stephen - You Were Right First Time!

Newcastle's on-loan midfielder Stephen Ireland allegedly said: "Birmingham is a crap city", and has anyone a problem with that? It's the truth! It's Boro times four! Stephen Ireland: "I'm upset with what has been printed this morning because I feel like I've been portrayed in the wrong way. "I was misquoted and things have been blown way out of proportion. That is the reason why I feel like I needed to say something because the quotes are very unfair. "What I said during the interview has been twisted to sound particularly blunt and a lot of what was written about my hometown of Cork - which me and my family visit regularly - was just plain ridiculous. "The comments regarding Birmingham were also taken way out of context as I had only been at Villa a few months and didn't even live there so I have no idea what Birmingham is like to live in and everyone I have met from Birmingham has been nice, my girlfriend's father is from Birmingham so why would I say that, it's just crazy. "I can only apologise if anyone was offended, but the way the interview was written made me sound very harsh, and I am not that kind of person." Come on Stephen . we KNOW you said it! MAGPIES IN EUROPE The book comes out in three weeks time, and if anyone would like their name (or a family member) mentioned on the back page, please contact me: Kevnumad@fsmail.net There is no charge or any obligation to buy the book. It is a "thank you" to all NU-Mad readers.  

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